THE MILK STANDARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 2

THE MILK STANDARD.

FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. WIDE VARIATION IN TESTS. Tho annual report, of the Intelliccnoo Division of the British Board of Agriculture contains an important summary showing re--r d from th , 6 , b ? ard ' s milk-testing scheme. By means of this scheme, farmers h,,tf fI *° i a , scert ?'n ■ the • percentage of buttor-fat in - the" milk: from - their cows ' coHptoc ? P fS f" - tho : vanous agricultural ■ ■ sample for analysis at a charge of 6d. per-, in ?? analyses were shown from n ■ i a " Dau'y. College; one -sample e fat inH -f" 8 ;c( ? w ' gare 2.1 per cent', of 3%riirr^ csof T K d mdk f* 11 v chieflv tal-in t he ? e ' samples .were whose timo «f ti • m,xed/ mi & of- oowg : S 6ae v a.m. and 2 ° f m ß kin £ were 5.30 •' tained onlv 9 * , mo J mn gsmilk -conwrnea only. 2.7 per, cent, of. "fat.c-vNinetv-fivß'^ ; comkg er f^^^J ihis ' S?"?se,ithe :samples' £ experimental purposes, and some rmSa EO 'of • fa e ri„°% mC(l; 2°.'9* \V"\ 111 -.the morning s milk was\s9fl- ;v -2*50 r"f 7 W < : f,w +r • r , es Pectivcly,: These were drawn fro ™ tho mixed milk of herds. .• ' :r; : , ■• v v th™ Tn<°' out of no fewer lthan .104 wore sent in between July : and December by one farmer, evidently/for the ■- !'"!£ oso .°. f improving his herd.•; The effort • SSPSn*#- * *>•*>}. attended witVsiicc'ess, jr tor L in time almost all. the'samples were : well - above the,3.per' cent.limit';.The v result, - Ki„ G -I 0I)a A ' ap l> ea , re< ! to. bo directly, attri. Wi *3'• ?f 8^ a S^. ; ,W tht whiih:..tKe i milk- was tested,.... snd,illustrated:the.:.aavan- v 'V tages of tho system so often urged by tho

officers -who Sout tt6 : ;test3;:mdicate testsil, :aro not ; intended,;:or,.eyen^.: US ed by-fche'r proper hersons they arefusedin anlmwoper ■ ■/ way ■> One: writerj|.pointmg\out- that ,they''are :^ babihty .f or the, purpose of seeing/ how mWbe added.without iiiis, ; of coursp/ooiUd be obviated'by refusing to .test . samples, sent, in without the parti^'v nil!»^ y^he ,. 1,0 / r d,.particulars of,which can :? onlybe-supplied by/the milk-producer: - ; -. -*' +„"T,Vi^nter says the^farmersonly: to send ..samples when, in trouble,; anS: used - the tests to;cbeck the.result of s6me'analyst ■' who;had reported against: their iflilk.' The following mehod;of avoiding thb risk of pro-' * secution is given-from' another centre:—"The 4 raommendationto keep back a.littleof-tha''-hrsfcdrawn milk; from the: morning's miltine •• w ?A-S? t: .-? ,l^,: ''P r , actsce ''.'A n 'soma- .instances/::■■' with thei result that, the/remainder, was above the/ standard.- ;/ The :i extra. labour drawing, a-small .quantity of:.milk ■ into a' ■' separate:, pail m the/morning /is' not : gVeivfc/i ; and results in a'marked.'improvemeht:in' the : '■ quality of the rem'aMer. tried, with success :by 'several .farmers, 'who ■' were in : difficulties owing;. to .tb© : .early hour -' ■at.:which they had; to;milk,in the/afternoon, '• : and-consequent/uneven/hours*-. pf'-'miMng'.'' '"'- Another series of ; tests demonstrated. tie:;m^ : rportanco of keeping, the '.1 iriilk Iwell ■ Stirred -'■ during -the.- time ..'of-.delivery, .owing to' ; the - variation /of ./fat':in-';different parts:of-:the-same vessel.. /./v;; •/;-/::-,:.. .'v-'- .//,,,:.:../-",,